variable rate
BrE: /ˈveəriəbəl ˈreɪt/
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Definition of variable rate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

financeTECH.interest or other charge that can change over timeTECH.
  • The mortgage has a variable rate based on market conditions.
imperishable indestructible unbreakable

Adjective

financeTECH.describing interest or payment that can increase or decrease over timeTECH.
  • They chose a variable rate mortgage hoping interest would stay low.
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mortgage with an interest rate that changes
They opted for a variable rate mortgage to take advantage of lower initial rates.

Terms with variable rate included in their meaning

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change rate
rate of change in a variable with respect to distance
finance
debt instrument with variable interest rate
mathematics
decrease in the rate of change of a variable
measurement
variable representing the rate of flow
ODEacr.
acr: Ordinary Differential Equation
math equation with one variable and its rate of change
UK finance
variable-rate mortgage linked to a base rate

Examples of variable rate in a sentence

  • Because it had a variable rate, their loan payments fluctuated every quarter.
  • The bank offers a variable rate loan for small businesses.
  • We switched from a fixed to a variable rate credit card.

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  1. French:taux variable, à taux variable, ...
  2. German:variabler Zinssatz, variabel, ...
  3. Italian:tasso variabile, variabile, ...
  4. Spanish:tipo variable, a tipo variable, ...
  5. Portuguese:taxa variável, de taxa variável, ...
  6. Chinese:浮动利率, 浮动利率的, ...
  7. Japanese:変動金利, 変動金利の, ...
  8. Arabic:سِعْر فَائِدَة مُتَغَيِّر, مُتَغَيِّر, ...
  9. Hebrew:רִבִּית מִשְׁתַּנָּה, מִשְׁתַּנֶּה, ...
  10. Russian:плавающая ставка, переменный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:змінна ставка, зі змінною ставкою, ...
  12. Hindi:परिवर्ती दर, परिवर्ती, ...
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